Bila Tserkva, Vasylkiv, Myronivka(13:40). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Kyiv, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kramators’k(13:39). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Kyiv(13:34). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Russian media report that head of occupation authorities in parts of Luhansk region signed decree on mobilization, prohibited exit of men aged 18 to 55 from territories. Exit have been prohibited since yesterday
2 residential houses damaged in Hranite as result of shelling
Joint Forces Operation: 66 ceasefire violations yesterday
There will be no meeting of Minsk contact group today
Head of occupation authorities in parts of Donetsk region declares mobilization
2 year agoRussia has also put forward a large new helicopter deployment of at least 50 rotorcraft at Lida airfield, in northwestern Belarus, according to satellite images from Feb. 16. camera: @Maxar
2 year ago.@Maxar satellite images show 32 Su-25 ground attack aircraft helicopters, an S-400 air defense unit, ground force equipment & UAV/drone unit at Luninets airfield in Belarus, just 30 miles north of Ukraine border. from Feb. 14
2 year agoRussia has added a new helicopter unit and battle group deployment of tanks and other vehicles to Millerovo airfield, less than 10 miles from the Ukrainian border. Another new helo unit is also in Valuyki, less than 20 miles from Ukraine, per satellite photos. camera:@Maxar
Luhansk gas service says both explosions at gas pipeline caused by saboteurs
2 year agoBiden says he does not think Putin is "remotely contemplating" using nuclear weapons to attack Ukraine
Senior defense official tells @JenGriffinFNC About 40- 50% of Putin's troops have moved into attack position, about 10 - 15 km from Ukraine border. The destabilization campaign that we have been told would precede an invasion for several days "has begun," they said
"We must avoid the worst", Macron will talk Sunday with Putin - Elysée
2 year agoExplosion likely happened at compressor station north to Luhansk
2 year agoIn light of the significant deterioration of the security situation in eastern Ukraine, @OSCE Chairman-in-Office, FM @RauZbigniew and OSCE Secretary General @HelgaSchmid_SG made the following statement
"Ukrainian forces have shown great judgment and I might add, restraint" per @POTUS "They refuse to allow Russian forces to bate them into war" "But the fact remains, Russian troops currently have Ukraine surrounded"
"As of this moment I'm convinced he's made the decision," Biden says when asked whether he thinks Putin has decided to invade Ukraine
"We believe they will target Kyiv," Biden says outright about Russia's plans - says US believes it could happen "in the coming days"
Biden: In the past few days we have seen violations of the ceasefire in the Donbass region by Russian forces
It "defies basic logic" to think that Ukraine would choose this moment to escalate the conflict, given so many Russian troops are on their border, President Biden says
2 year ago"More and more disinformation" being pushed out to the Russian public, says @POTUS
2 year agoBiden said he called European leaders and members of Congress to discuss Ukraine. "Despite Russia's efforts to divide us at home and abroad, I can affirm that has not happened"
2 year agoUK says it believes Russia's GRU military intelligence agency was involved in a major cyber attack on Ukraine this week that hit defence ministry website & 2 banks in what Kyiv said was biggest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in Ukraine history. @FCDOGovUK statement
Jens Stoltenberg: Good call with @POTUS & transatlantic leaders on the ongoing security crisis in & around Ukraine. We continue our efforts to pursue diplomacy & agree that any further aggression from Russia will come at a high cost
2 year agoExplosion of gas pipeline reported in Verhunka, near Luhansk city
Joint Forces Operation: as of 10pm 65 ceasefire violations today, 51 with weapons prohibited by Minsk agreements
Psaki says President Joe Biden will remain in D.C. throughout the weekend while "closely monitoring developments in Ukraine." "Throughout next week, the President will continue close coordination with our allies and partners on Russia's potential further invasion of Ukraine"
Sky News understands that the UK ambassador to Ukraine is relocating from Kyiv to the western city of Lviv because of concern about the threat of a Russian invasion
